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The Fender Kingman Bass SCE Electro Acoustic brings all the cool of the SoCal lifestyle, that the California Series is known for, to the acoustic bass with deep, rich tones and the feel of a Fender Jazz bass. Being a dreadnought the Fender Kingman Bass SCE Electro Acoustic has the rich bass response that this shape is known for, whilst still being comfortable to hold.

Solid spruce has been used for the Fender Kingman Bass SCE Electro Acoustics top wood for its clarity and high velocity of sound throughout the registers. Mahogany has been chosen for the back & sides for the emphasis it puts on bass and treble as well as adding to the bass’ volume. The gloss-finished body of the Fender Kingman Bass SCE is complemented by a vintage-inspired 3-ply gold pickguard, checkerboard soundhole rosette and multiple body bindings.

Making the transition easier from electric to acoustic bass the Fender Kingman Electro Acoustic Bass SCE has a Jazz Bass “C” shape maple neck. The J Bass theme is also continued throughout, with a Jazz Bass headstock, tuners and strap button. A 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with block position inlays tops the neck and the scale length is a standard 34". Helping volume and clarity is a bone nut and vintage-style rosewood Fender “Viking” bridge with compensated bone saddle.

Amplifying all those deep, rich mellow tones is the Fishman Presys Pickup System. Along with volume control this pickup system gives the Fender Kingman Bass SCE Electro Acoustic bass, mid, treble and body (mid-sweep) sound-shaping controls. There’s even a handy built-in tuner.

Posted on 30/01/2016 by Luos
Bought this bass as a gift to myself for Christmas. I read the reviews and came into the store to try one out for myself. Nigel was a great help and left me to try it out! I loved it! It sounded great acoustic and even better when I plugged it in. There is a fishman pick up which also has a tuner in it. This is a great guitar to play and can't wait to use it in a live performance! Unlike many other music shops I enquired about bass guitars, Dawsons seemed to be the only one including a hard case!

Posted on 05/09/2012 by Joe
This bass is amazing value for money. The sound produced is clean and rich in tone, regardless of whether you are playing low or high notes. The Fishman electronics produce equally good sound through an amp, allowing a good range of adjustment through its levels. The setup allows you to play throughout the neck with little effort on the frets, saving your fingers from a hard time. The neck itself, starts thinner than most acoustic basses, again allowing easy and fast playing on low end frets, and holds a comfortable hand position throughout.

The overall look is that of a basic, clean, sleek, gloss acoustic, with the addition of the classic fender headstock. In my opinion an awesome guitar, that is brilliant for jamming in a lounge or on stage, you will not be disappointed.